Olympia Christofinis

Directing &Producing TV Entertainment @ NFTS.

Idea Factory.

Polyglot.

Fulbright Alumna.

Coffee Lover.

Creative Filmmaker.

Queen of Accents.

A biography, abridged

Here's the lowdown: I'm a content creator, video producer, and storyteller with a whirl of ideas buzzing through my head.

I've got a few powers under my belt too, like dodging monkeys, the ability to do a head stand, and telepathy. One of these powers is a downright lie.

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I speak English, Arabic, French and Webdings (just kidding, #fakenews) fluently, so if you're ever looking for someone to do some translations, I'd love to hear from you.

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I recently graduated from the National Film & Television School with a masters in Directing and Producing TV. For my graduation project, I produced and co-wrote a pilot for an original studio sitcom. I love comedy, so if you're ever looking to collab on some laughs (no tinned laughter, pls), hit me up!

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For my bachelors, I went to Rutgers University where I studied French, Russian and Art History. While at Rutgers, I worked as an Assistant Editor on the award-winning documentary Antarctic Edge: 70° South. I also interned at the NJ Film Festival, worked as a researcher, a mentor and a writing instructor, and held the Arts Entertainment Editor position at The Rutgers Review. I also acted in the sketch comedy group College Avenue Players.

Post-uni, I interned at Business Insider's branded content department BI Studios for several months and then flew off to Malaysia for my Fulbright grant, where I represented the U.S. government at a grassroots level, teaching English as a second language. It was there that I learned one of the most important life lessons: never, ever smile at monkeys. If you guess the correct answer, I'll give you a high-five!

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After my Fulbright adventure, I went on to work in project management in New York and Philadelphia. Some of my clients included Comcast and NYU Langone Medical Center.

Accolades, Education & Projects

Finalist in Flare Studio Scholarship competition | 2017

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Phi Beta Kappa | 2015

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Phi Sigma Iota | 2015

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The Matthew Leydt Society (top 2% of the Class of 2015 at Rutgers) | 2015

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Recipient of Most Outstanding Female Senior Award from the French Department at Rutgers | 2015

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Winner of John van der Poel Examination in French | 2015

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Best Actress Award from sketch group College Ave Players | 2015

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Undergraduate Awards "Highly Commended" (essay submitted was classified in the top 10% out of 4,791 essay submissions) | 2014

2018-2020 | MA, Directing and Producing Television Entertainment at National Film and Television School

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2016 | Fulbright Scholarship, Malaysia

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2011-2015 | BA, Magna Cum Laude, French major and double minor in Russian and Art History at Rutgers University

Producer & Co-Writer of (m)Other Nature, a studio-sitcom | 2019

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Director of "as-live" monologue | 2018

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Producer of Culture Shock, an original NFTS student production of a live arts & culture magazine show | 2018

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Director of pilot episode of multi-camera studio show "Kitchen Chaos," an original NFTS student production | 2018

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As part of my Fulbright placement, I developed a Composting Program at S.M.K Dato' Mahmud School in Malaysia, which was the first of it's kind in the entire district of Pekan, Pahang | 2016